"If George Lucas indeed builds his vanity museum in Chicago, San Francisco's contribution may be that we helped nudge the "Star Wars" creator out of his aesthetic comfort zone for the first time since he started making sequels to his sequels and re-releasing his re-releases."-Critic John King.

New York–based Biber Architects breaks ground on the USA pavilion for Expo Milano 2015, D.C.'s public library system is seeking proposals for an interim library space, and more news to start your weekend.